Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors

Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Is CENX or KALU more profitable?

Century Aluminum has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 18.02% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Aluminum	4.94%	18.02%	6.21%
Kaiser Aluminum	2.05%	8.03%	2.41%

Which has more risk and volatility, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CENX or KALU?

61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CENX or KALU?

In the previous week, Century Aluminum had 5 more articles in the media than Kaiser Aluminum. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Century Aluminum and 4 mentions for Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Century Aluminum's score of 0.59 indicating that Kaiser Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Aluminum	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaiser Aluminum. Kaiser Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Aluminum	$2.22B	0.98	$336.80M	$1.16	20.05
Kaiser Aluminum	$3.02B	0.40	$46.80M	$3.89	19.36

Do analysts rate CENX or KALU?

Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.05%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $78.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.59%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kaiser Aluminum	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Century Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.